Tuesday, January 15, 2013

I love Valentine's Day. It is one of my favorite holidays. I usually do lots of baking and pack up fancy little boxes with cookies, cupcakes and other goodies and we hand deliver them to the kids teachers, family and friends. I'll have to share this years treats with you when the time comes!

Another favorite thing is to make our own cards. Here is a quick project for

Painted Valentine Cards

that is fun & kid friendly!

Gather Your Supplies

Blank note cards or card stock

A variety of craft paints

A sponge brush, piece of sponge or old cloth

Embellishments (doilies, ribbons, printed greetings, pictures, etc)

Simply squeeze a variety of paints on your plate and begin dabbing your sponge into several colors at once. Be sure to sponge off any excess onto a paper towel before stamping unless you prefer a heavier handed look.

Dab paint onto one side of your blank card in no particular pattern. Adding bits of color and layering as you go!

Lay on newspaper and allow to completely dry. Mine took around 20-30 minutes. Then begin embellishing with your favorite goodies!

It's also fun to paint gift tags as well!

If you prefer to let us do the work we have a variety of painted tags and cards available on our siteand more are coming later this week!

Saturday, January 5, 2013

A new year and I finally got around to updating my poor neglected blog. I have been quite busy with my little one and working on a new plan for the business. I am really excited to begin taking things in a bit of a new direction which will allow me more time to spend with my family and still get to create when the mood strikes. As you'll see below I have been making a few Valentine's treats for the site. These will be up soon and l will give you more details about the upcoming changes to Noelle Garrett Designs in future posts!

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I have always loved creating in one form or another. As a child I would sit by my mother's side as she made beautiful vintage inspired items for our home. She encouraged and taught me to cherish the joys in creating something out of nothing. I have carried these lessons with me throughout my life. Together, my mother and I began a life long dream and formed Noelle Garrett Designs just over 3 years ago. I give thanks everyday for the little things and to share this precious time creating treasures with a woman who continues to inspire me everyday.

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